Prof. Tommy J. Curry
@proftjcurry.bsky.social
Philosopher and Black Male Studies scholar @ the University of Edinburgh
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The people responsible will die and bust Hell wide open.
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The people responsible will die and bust Hell wide open.
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Higher Flight: Refocusing Black/Africana Studies for the 21st Century is available to read #OpenAccess here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350380325
"Masterful... a text detailing the nuance and complexity of Black life and death ... a timely commentary" - Prof Tommy Curry
"Masterful... a text detailing the nuance and complexity of Black life and death ... a timely commentary" - Prof Tommy Curry
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Higher Flight: Refocusing Black/Africana Studies for the 21st Century is available to read #OpenAccess here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350380325
"Masterful... a text detailing the nuance and complexity of Black life and death ... a timely commentary" - Prof Tommy Curry
"Masterful... a text detailing the nuance and complexity of Black life and death ... a timely commentary" - Prof Tommy Curry
Thanks to the Herald for providing such important coverage of the Decolonised Transformations Report and the obligation that UK institutions have to address racism and colonial legacies within their own institutions.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2555738...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2555738...
Race review author says Scotland ‘not ready’ to confront racist legacy
One of the authors of Edinburgh University's race review said Scotland will struggle to face modern racism without confronting its racist past.
www.heraldscotland.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thanks to the Herald for providing such important coverage of the Decolonised Transformations Report and the obligation that UK institutions have to address racism and colonial legacies within their own institutions.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2555738...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2555738...
I really enjoyed this debate. Thanks to the Cambridge Union for hosting this discussion on such a provocative topic.
This month @proftjcurry.bsky.social appeared at the Cambridge Union to debate the intent versus the methods of BLM. Prof Curry speaks as the Second Opposition on the motion “This House Believes BLM's intentions were more important than its methods”. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8C...
Mr. Tommy Curry | This House Believes BLM's Intentions Were More Important Than Its Methods
YouTube video by Cambridge Union
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October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I really enjoyed this debate. Thanks to the Cambridge Union for hosting this discussion on such a provocative topic.
Grateful for the opportunity to discuss the methodological approach and research findings of the Edinburgh Race Review with the LSE Impact Blog.
💥New: Can the Edinburgh Race Review be a model to decolonise UK higher education?
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#HigherEd #AcademicSky #BlackHistoryMonth
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#HigherEd #AcademicSky #BlackHistoryMonth
Can the Edinburgh Race Review be a model to decolonise UK higher education? - Impact of Social Sciences
Professor Tommy J. Curry advocates for how this evidence-based approach to the university’s colonial legacies can be a model for institutional renewal.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to discuss the methodological approach and research findings of the Edinburgh Race Review with the LSE Impact Blog.
A fantastic explanation of Africana Philosophy from the first Black student to earn a PhD from Edinburgh's Philosophy Department, Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore.
PPLS #philosophy graduate now a postdoctoral fellow @utoronto.ca Dr Miron Clay-Gilmore provides a deep exploration into Africana philosophy, race, and the politics of knowledge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fmE... (1/2)
A Deep Dive into Africana Philosophy with Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore
YouTube video by The Ikarus Inspired Podcast
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October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A fantastic explanation of Africana Philosophy from the first Black student to earn a PhD from Edinburgh's Philosophy Department, Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore.
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We think morality must be necessarily universal and apply to everyone equally. | https://bit.ly/4qlAKED
But Tommy J. Curry argues that universal moral concepts like democracy, equality, and liberty conceal deep-rooted racial and political hierarchies.
#socsky #polsky
But Tommy J. Curry argues that universal moral concepts like democracy, equality, and liberty conceal deep-rooted racial and political hierarchies.
#socsky #polsky
The idea of the universal good is dangerous | Tommy J. Curry
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October 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We think morality must be necessarily universal and apply to everyone equally. | https://bit.ly/4qlAKED
But Tommy J. Curry argues that universal moral concepts like democracy, equality, and liberty conceal deep-rooted racial and political hierarchies.
#socsky #polsky
But Tommy J. Curry argues that universal moral concepts like democracy, equality, and liberty conceal deep-rooted racial and political hierarchies.
#socsky #polsky
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To mark UK Black History Month we start the new season of PPLS Perspectives. PhD candidate Tony Baugh speaks with @proftjcurry.bsky.social — the 1st Black philosophy prof in Edinburgh’s 442-year history & co-chair of the University’s landmark race review. Listen here: edin.ac/4hfFk3u
October 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
To mark UK Black History Month we start the new season of PPLS Perspectives. PhD candidate Tony Baugh speaks with @proftjcurry.bsky.social — the 1st Black philosophy prof in Edinburgh’s 442-year history & co-chair of the University’s landmark race review. Listen here: edin.ac/4hfFk3u
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This call for the state to mass execute Black men is not accidental. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. Read his work. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
Utah Pastor Seeks to Target Black Youth Using Biblical Old Testament Law
This far-right pastor is openly calling for the execution of “rebellious” Black youth, using biblical law to justify what is essentially state-backed violence.
www.theroot.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This call for the state to mass execute Black men is not accidental. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. Read his work. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
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The call for the state to mass execute Black men is deliberate. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. His work speaks to this moment. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The call for the state to mass execute Black men is deliberate. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. His work speaks to this moment. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
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Dr. Tommy Curry on How Ideology Trumps Research in Academia regarding Black Men and Boys.
From Ep. 3 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions.
Listen to the full discussion here: youtu.be/aTHyhOcy4A8
From Ep. 3 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions.
Listen to the full discussion here: youtu.be/aTHyhOcy4A8
September 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dr. Tommy Curry on How Ideology Trumps Research in Academia regarding Black Men and Boys.
From Ep. 3 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions.
Listen to the full discussion here: youtu.be/aTHyhOcy4A8
From Ep. 3 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions.
Listen to the full discussion here: youtu.be/aTHyhOcy4A8
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Two years ago, @nber.org asked me to talk about my research on political violence during Reconstruction. Political violence is not just about intimidation, it is also related to thwarting and violently penalizing political success. Seems appropriate to revisit that today.
youtu.be/Wrdj4oLq4wk
youtu.be/Wrdj4oLq4wk
2023, Trevon Logan, "Whitelashing: Black Politicians, Taxes, and Violence"
YouTube video by NBER
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September 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Two years ago, @nber.org asked me to talk about my research on political violence during Reconstruction. Political violence is not just about intimidation, it is also related to thwarting and violently penalizing political success. Seems appropriate to revisit that today.
youtu.be/Wrdj4oLq4wk
youtu.be/Wrdj4oLq4wk
Heading to London for #howsthelightsgetin...
September 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Heading to London for #howsthelightsgetin...
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New article exploring whether and how George Floyd's murder & the ensuing protests changed Americans' racial attitudes. We take an expansive view of attitudes because different ones have different origins & reasons for change & different political implications.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New article exploring whether and how George Floyd's murder & the ensuing protests changed Americans' racial attitudes. We take an expansive view of attitudes because different ones have different origins & reasons for change & different political implications.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Enjoyed this talk by Coates on his new book and his connection to anti-Black enslavement and dehumanization and Palestine.
August 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Enjoyed this talk by Coates on his new book and his connection to anti-Black enslavement and dehumanization and Palestine.
How the University of Edinburgh helped create scientific racism – podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
How the University of Edinburgh helped create scientific racism – podcast
Will the University of Edinburgh confront its dark past? Severin Carrell reports
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
How the University of Edinburgh helped create scientific racism – podcast www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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‘The real issue is change’: @proftjcurry.bsky.social - Edinburgh’s first Black philosophy professor, on racism and reform
'How do you create leagues of Black thinkers and clinicians and doctors and engineers and artists that fill the gap of what were lost...' 👇
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
'How do you create leagues of Black thinkers and clinicians and doctors and engineers and artists that fill the gap of what were lost...' 👇
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform
Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
‘The real issue is change’: @proftjcurry.bsky.social - Edinburgh’s first Black philosophy professor, on racism and reform
'How do you create leagues of Black thinkers and clinicians and doctors and engineers and artists that fill the gap of what were lost...' 👇
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
'How do you create leagues of Black thinkers and clinicians and doctors and engineers and artists that fill the gap of what were lost...' 👇
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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“Scotland has a moral debt to pay by sustaining an ideology that helped to exploit, kill and dominate racialised people for centuries... the University of Edinburgh was at the forefront at that time of creating and proliferating those theories” - Prof Tommy J Curry
#Edinburghracereport 🏴👇
#Edinburghracereport 🏴👇
EXCLUSIVE: Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
It also raised large sums from transatlantic slavers and colonialists, and still spends their money today - special report👇🏴 #Edinburghracereport
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
It also raised large sums from transatlantic slavers and colonialists, and still spends their money today - special report👇🏴 #Edinburghracereport
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
“Scotland has a moral debt to pay by sustaining an ideology that helped to exploit, kill and dominate racialised people for centuries... the University of Edinburgh was at the forefront at that time of creating and proliferating those theories” - Prof Tommy J Curry
#Edinburghracereport 🏴👇
#Edinburghracereport 🏴👇
Congratulations to Dr. Adebayo Oluwayomi on the publication of his groundbreaking text.
www.wcupa.edu/communicatio...
www.wcupa.edu/communicatio...
WCU Assistant Professor’s Innovative Book on Black Epistemology Coming This Summer
West Chester University Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Adebayo Oluwaymi is set to release his much-anticipated book, Foundations of Black Epistemology: Knowledge Discourse in Africana Philosoph...
www.wcupa.edu
July 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Adebayo Oluwayomi on the publication of his groundbreaking text.
www.wcupa.edu/communicatio...
www.wcupa.edu/communicatio...
Anti-Black misandry has negative health consequences for Black men and boys. The dehumanization of Black males is linked to depression and suicide ideation, and is not reversible by markers of social mobility as is often the case in other groups.
youtu.be/Ae84BxXbH5E?...
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Dr Curry on Misandry and Black Men and Boys Q&A
YouTube video by Wellness Collective
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July 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Anti-Black misandry has negative health consequences for Black men and boys. The dehumanization of Black males is linked to depression and suicide ideation, and is not reversible by markers of social mobility as is often the case in other groups.
youtu.be/Ae84BxXbH5E?...
youtu.be/Ae84BxXbH5E?...
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